Srimad Ramayana Tathva Deepika # 99 (Ba:la Ka:nda)

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> Srimathe Ramanujayanamaha!

> Jeeyar Thiruvadigale saranam!!

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> Generally celibacy is of two types. One is staying in the gurukula to

learn veda:s before marriage, with no connection with any woman. Sa:sthras

say leading married life with the spouse as ordained and permitted by

them is also brahmacharya. Rishyasrunga was capable of practising those

two types of celibacy. Staying with father, he spends his time serving him

and the fire-god. At that time Romapada would be ruling over Angade:sa.

Because of his misdeeds in the administration the kingdom would come under

severe drought. Not knowing how to combat that dreadful drought, Romapada

calls the experienced virtuous erudite well -versed brahmins and consult

them how to tackle that drought. They would tell him if he would call

Rishyasringa, son of Vibhandaka , to the capital and give him Sa:ntha in

marriage, then there would be rain there. Emperor Dasaratha was Romapa:daa's

close dear friend. Sa:ntha was Dasaratha's daughter. When Romapada, who had

no children asked Dasaratha for Sa:ntha , he gave her to him as his

daughter. She had to be given in marriage to Rishyasringa - but how will he

come to the city leaving the hermitage?

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> In the next ....

> Jaisrimannarayana!

> Ramanujamma ramanujadasi

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